In addition to the Westridge Annual Fund, which supports the school’s annual operating budget, endowments continue to be a priority, and in our last fiscal year the Forever Fund for Financial Aid reached a major milestone of $1 million (its alumnae founders from the Class of 1969 say they are just getting started!). Parents and alumnae also contributed to special programs and projects, including a gift of $120,000 for the Upper School Science program and gifts to support the 310 Arlington property, the site of our next campus expansion.

We sat to write this letter in late October, just after Dr. Mary Helen Immordino-Yang came to speak with faculty and parents on the link between emotions and deep learning. One of the things Dr. Immordino-Yang researches is the impact of social relationships and culture on learning and the brain. Learning is a social endeavor. This is something we intuitively understand but are now learning more about how this works on a neurological level. And the more we learn, the more we understand just how fortunate all of us are to be a part of our vibrant learning community at Westridge, and how fortunate our students are to have a community of supporters who understand we are all in this together.

Thank you for joining us in this community of friends united by our mission.

With gratitude,